Avengers, assemble!

Hulkbuster

Daniel Trevizo spent six months making this Hulkbuster from Infinity War. It's made out of high-density foam and PVC pipe. It was quite impressive to see him walking around, and even lifting his hand. 

Miles Morales

Miles Morales is one of my favorite characters, and this 2019 cosplay from @Blackgokou is still one of my favorites. He definitely gets extra kudos for practicing his Spanish with me as he posed. (I grew up in Mexico.) 

Star-Lord

@starlord_rulez had Peter Jason Quill down to a tee in 2019, with details like the Walkman, the boots and the overall Star-Lord moves.

Doctor Strange

Christopher Gauntt's Doctor Strange costume in 2019 was highly detailed, but he added to the realism by practicing his moves. 

Valkyrie from God of War

This costume took three months to prepare, and the cosplayer says the most fun part was making the feathers. You can appreciate all the details that made this a highlight of our 2019 cosplay coverage. 

Fauno from Pan's Labyrinth

Hawk Girl from Armored Vigil

Check out these incredible mechanical wings made by Julia Fields, with help from Chris Muise, for San Diego Comic-Con 2018.

Labyrinth

I started hearing David Bowie's voice in my head when contestants Liz Todd and Heidi Schilling took the stage at the 2018 Comic-Con Masquerade. The details in both of these costumes were highly impressive and got them the Best In Show award. 

Lumiere

Dude Vader!

If you're a Comic-Con regular, you probably recognize Dude Vader and his creativity. This photo is from 2018.

Check out that helmet!

Last year, Dude Vader made a costume rendition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11.

Mil Máscaras

This cosplayer shows up every year to bring some "luchador," or Mexican wrestling, magic to Comic-Con. In 2017, he showed up as Mil Máscaras.

El Santo

In 2018, I loved his version of El Santo, the most famous Mexican wrestler in history.

Harley Quinn

Excelsior!

This cosplayer took a brief moment to pose for me last year. The best Stan Lee I've seen in four years. 

Sokka, Aang and Appa

I think this Sokka was cosplaying as a fire bender, maybe? Let me know if you agree by tweeting me @taniaglezaz.

Doctor Emmet has a message

Yondu meets Stormtrooper

I'm a big fan of cosplay that blends different universes, and this Yondu Stormtrooper from 2018 was right on point.

Toga Himiko

It took cosplayer @toxicmelon a week to decide to finish up her take on Toga Himiko from My Hero Academia. The most challenging part of her costume for SDCC 2019 was the teeth. 

Sub-Zero

The heat did not affect the coolness of this gender-bent Sub-Zero back in 2017.

It

This was a hard picture to take because I am honestly scared of clowns and the one from the movie It is definitely the very worst of them all. 

A very colorful Stormtrooper

I'm not sure what Vader would think of this, but I loved this colorful Stormtrooper from 2017. 

Flash

Barry Allen posed for a few seconds back in 2017.

Steampunk Tinker Bell

This cosplayer made her own costume for SDCC 2018 with help from her dad. Go dad! She designed the wings with her father and used a laser cutter to make them. 

Captain Phasma

That's an impressive piece of armor spotted at Comic-Con 2018. 

Thor

Thor from Ragnarok was a fan favorite back in 2018. 

Who you gonna call?

Back in 2018, The Ghostbusters seemed pretty busy chasing ghosts around downtown San Diego.

Carl

Don't you love that makeup? This gender-bent Carl from The Walking Dead at Comic-Con 2018 was very impressive. Gotta love the commitment to the character.

Cowabunga!

Leonardo, Mikey, Raphael and Donatello made an  appearance at SDCC 2018.

Queen Cersei

A regal pose by the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. Beautiful embroidery on her shoulders and back, created by Casterly Fox.

Not today!

Last year, I had a lot of fun taking this shot that reenacts the Night King's death at Arya's hand on Game of Thrones. But first we had to do the sneak attack. Arya by @selunari.

Daenerys and Viserys Targaryen